Sometimes, there are some words that don’t need to be spoken.
Xie Mingxi looked at Sheng Hong quietly for a long time before softly saying: "Sheng Hong, have you really thought about it clearly?"
I don't want you to regret the decision you made today in the years to come.
Sheng Hong raised his eyebrows and smiled freely and freely: "I am lucky to live one more life. Meeting you is even more lucky for me in this life. God has been so kind to me, and I have no regrets at all."
"I don't want to compete for the position of crown prince, but I still have to be able to protect myself."
On this point, Xie Mingxi and Sheng Hong agree: "You are right. No matter when and where you are, you must have the ability to protect yourself."
Taking a step back does not mean letting others rub you around.
Even if you become a vassal king in the future, you will still have to manage the power in the palace. Otherwise, you will not be free and easy, but "people are a cutting board and I am a fish."
Sheng Hong's eyes flashed and he said in a low voice: "After the New Year, the imperial brothers will have to listen to the affairs of state and take charge of their errands. I have to stay at Songzhu Academy for another year."
There was quite a bit of regret in my words.
Still one step slower than the Third Prince and others.
Xie Mingxi smiled faintly: "The princes are all young. Even when they go to court, they only listen to politics and have no qualifications to discuss matters. You don't have to be impatient and study peacefully."
After a pause, he added: "As I expected, the third prince and the fourth prince will be getting married soon."
After the new year, the third prince and the fourth prince are all seventeen years old and of wedding age.
Xiao Yuhan and Li Xiangru still have one year left to graduate from Lianchi Academy. However, when faced with important events such as marrying into the royal family, their studies are of little importance.
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Xie Mingxi's prediction was correct.
On the first day of the new year, everyone went to the palace to see the queen, and the concubines in the palace also went to Jiaofang Hall to pay their respects.
The elegant and gentle Concubine Shu mentioned the third prince's wedding with a smile: "...The third prince is already seventeen years old, which is the age for getting married. I kindly ask the empress to arrange the marriage for the third prince as soon as possible, and wait until the bride comes.
If you can get pregnant and give birth to a child as soon as possible, you will open up branches and leaves for the Heavenly Family, and I, my concubine, will have nothing to worry about."
Concubine Li also echoed with a respectful look: "What Sister Shu Concubine said is what I think in my heart. I am also looking forward to the early wedding of the fourth prince!"
The third prince and the fourth prince are the same age, with only two months difference. It would be appropriate for them to get married together this year.
Queen Yu did not agree directly, but said with a smile: "I have to discuss this happy event with the Emperor before making a decision."
Concubine Jing's heart stirred. Then she thought about it. The fifth prince was one year younger, so she had to wait until the third and fourth princes got married before she could get his turn. She simply didn't open her mouth.
Concubine Duan was severely punished once and lost favor. Now she is much more honest and peaceful. When she heard this, she smiled and flattered: "The Empress Dowager has been ill. If she heard the good news that the third prince and the fourth prince are about to get married, maybe she would be happy."
It'll go away and you'll be fine."
Speaking of Queen Mother Li, Queen Yu sighed softly: "I also hope that my mother will recover soon."
The sincerity on his face made the concubines present have to secretly praise him.
What a great performance!
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At the palace banquet on Yuan Day, Queen Yu opened her mouth and mentioned to Emperor Jianwen the marriage of the third and fourth princes.
The prince's palace has been built, and the princes have grown up. Living in the palace is very inconvenient. Emperor Jianwen is also happy to see the princes get married and leave the palace early: "I asked the Ministry of Rites to pick two good days to get them married as soon as possible.
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Then he smiled and said, "It's a pity that Miss Xiao and Miss Li may not be able to finish their studies."
Empress Yu said with a smile: "The purpose of studying in a girl's family is to understand things clearly. Xiao Yuhan and Li Xiangru are both very kind-hearted people. They studied in Lianchi Academy for four years and were both very outstanding. In the last year, they didn't study.
No problem."
Now that we are getting married, we have to wait in the palace for marriage, so it is not appropriate to go to the academy.
The emperor and empress settled the matter in a few words.
Empress Dowager Li was still ill and did not attend the palace banquet. Empress Yu said warmly: "Today's palace banquet was so lively, and my mother stayed alone in Cining Palace, which was quite deserted and lonely. Your Majesty, please go to Cining Palace to accompany your mother!"
Then, he added a few words with some self-mockery: "I wanted to go with the emperor. However, my mother became unhappy when she saw me. I lost my etiquette and stopped disturbing my mother."
No matter how angry mother and son are, they cannot hold grudges forever.
After more than a month, Emperor Jianwen's anger had mostly dissipated. He sighed when he heard this and patted the back of Queen Yu's hand gently: "I know all the grievances you have suffered."
"My mother is nearly sixty years old. After all, I am a son and I must be filial to my mother."
yes!
It is only natural for a son to honor his mother!
Emperor Jianwen was the emperor of the dynasty and was a role model for all people, so he had to be filial! As a daughter-in-law, she should swallow her anger and not be dissatisfied...
Ah!
That dead old woman has lived for sixty years, why is she not dead yet?
Empress Yu said with a smile: "Husband and wife are one, and I, like the emperor, are filial to my mother and queen."
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Emperor Jianwen went to Cining Palace and stayed alone with Empress Dowager Li for a long time. No one knows what the most noble mother and son in the world said.
When Emperor Jianwen came out of Cining Palace, his eyes were slightly red.
Empress Dowager Li risked her life to repent and cried loudly, and finally gained her son's forgiveness.
...What else can you do if you don't forgive? You can't change your mother! You can't just punish your concubines and throw her into the cold palace. Being left alone for more than a month by Empress Dowager Li was unprecedented for Emperor Jianwen.
On New Year's Day, mother and son reunited.
As soon as Queen Mother Li's heart disease went away, her health quickly improved.
During the Shangyuan Festival, Empress Dowager Li showed up at the palace banquet. She was dissatisfied with Empress Yu's change of past pickiness and was full of praise: "...the empress is kind and kind, and is filial and respectful to the Ai family. There is such a queen in the middle palace.
, is the blessing of the emperor and the blessing of the Ai family."
Empress Yu hurriedly smiled and said: "I don't dare to praise my mother. In this palace, I can't live without my mother for a day. My mother is in good health, and my daughter-in-law is very happy."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sneered secretly in their hearts while acting.
All the concubines kept their secret slanders in their hearts, but their faces kept smiling, and they were full of flattery, and they were full of flowers.
Emperor Jianwen was extremely happy.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were not getting along, and it was really uncomfortable to be caught between the mother-in-law and the wife. Even the emperor was troubled by this matter.
This turmoil can bring about Empress Dowager Li's sudden remorse and complete repentance, and can bring harmony between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and peace in the harem, so that's all.
As for Princess Yongning who was innocently imprisoned in Cixin Nunnery, Emperor Jianwen didn't take it seriously at all.
If you behave domineeringly and have a perverse temperament, please stay in Cixin Temple for a few years and then talk about it!
After the Shangyuan Festival, Emperor Jianwen issued an edict and ordered the Ministry of Rites to choose an auspicious date for the wedding of the third and fourth princes. The Ministry of Rites acted swiftly, and within a few days, the auspicious date was chosen.
The wedding day of the third prince is set on the tenth day of April.
The fourth prince's wedding is on the second day of June.
